ACROSS THE SUB-ARCTICS OF CANADA 



the morning of the 27th of May our entire outfit, loaded 

 upon waggons, set off on the northward trail leading to Atha- 

 basca Landing, a small trading-post situated one hundred 

 miles distant on the banks of the great Athabasca River. 



A PIONEER OF THE NORTH. 

 (Draim/rom life by Arthur Heming.) 



Two days later, being Monday morning, my brother and I, 

 accompanied by a driver only, started out in a light vehicle 

 in rear of the outfit. The weather was showery and the trail 

 in many places very soft. Occasionally deep mud-holes were 

 encountered, bearing evidence of the recent struggles of the 



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